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Northern Marsh Orchid - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Northern Marsh Orchid

I love having orchids in my garden. This Northern Marsh Orchid, Dactylorhiza purpurella, flowers there in June and July. Dactylorhiza contains ‘dactyl’, meaning …

Bee Orchid - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Bee Orchid

I’ve seen Bee Orchids before. I went all the way to Brixham to search for them and was successful. They were a …

Photographs (c) David Bailey (not the)

When you know it’s summer

The seasons turn, circle by circle. Bud becomes flower becomes fruit, ripening in the long days. Photography is expressing your view of …

Bertolini's Bee Orchid - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Bertoloni’s Bee Orchid

Bee Orchids are the rubber sex doll of the plant world. I can’t really believe I’ve just written that sentence. Please forgive me.

Southern Marsh Orchid - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Southern Marsh Orchid

I’m in the South, standing in a Marsh and surrounded by Orchids. Could they be Southern Marsh Orchids, I wonder?

Blue Tailed Damselfly - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

A walk around a blade of grass

It’s Day 13 of #30DaysWild, the scheme run by the Wildlife Trusts to get people to have wild experiences in June. I’ve …

Pyramidal Orchid - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Purple Pyramids

There are beautiful purple pyramids of orchid flowers on the slopes at Berry Head in South Devon. They are Anacamptis pyramidalis the …

Common Spotted Orchid - Tudeley - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Common Spotted Orchid

The Common Spotted Orchid is an orchid which is common and spotted. They are just coming into flower all over this heathland …

Orley Common - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

A walk on Orley Common

Orley Common is a true common – absolutely no-one owns it or has ever owned it – it belongs to us all. …